The beauty of a language lies in its variety. What is great about a language is the many ways that a person can express themselves and rephrase sentences that in fact, mean the same thing. Indeed languages can be tricky at first because there are so many different ways of saying even the simplest of things. Let´s take the verb ´LIKE´for instance. The various ways of expressing the fact that YOU LIKE SOMETHING make English so great. If you would like to look into vocabulary learning techniques, take a look at 28. Vocabulary Tricks – Useful advice to learn new vocabulary

Taking a closer look at LIKE, we can express it in these ways:
Love
I love watching TV on the weekends.
Adore
We adore reading history books.
Enjoy
He enjoys meeting up with his friends to have a drink.
Be keen on
I am keen on working out at the gym.
Be fond of
Are you fond of reading comics?
Be into
I´m into looking up new words online to improve my vocabulary.
Be big on
She is big on playing football at the park.
Be a fan of
You are a fan of doing sport in a team as it is more sociable.
Be crazy about
We are crazy about watching TV series on Netflix.
Be mad about
He is mad about his new job, ge gets on with his boss too.
Find appealing
I find it appealing to meet new people from different cultures.
Take a fancy to
She seems to have taken a fancy to classical music recently.
Take to
I have taken to learning languages in my free time.
Be pleased by
The teacher is pleased by the work you have done recently-
Get into
I have got into cycling over the last few years.
Show satisfaction with
I must show my satisfaction with your comments about the coursework.

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Then later if we take into account the different ways of saying DISLIKE, it becomes even more interesting:
Detest
They detest spending time with their cousins.
Despise
We despise having to clean the house in the evening.
Loathe
I loathe this song, it reminds me of a bad time in my life.
Hate
She hates him with a passion, their divorce ruined their relationship.
Can´t stand
They can´t stand doing science experiments at school.
Feel distaste for
I am told that the new boss feels distaste for impunctual employees.
Object to
I object to being spoken to like that.
Go off
I have gone off dating online, it´s not what I thought it would be.
Show hostility towards
The manages always seems to show hostility towards his employees, especially when they fail to meet targets.
Have an aversion to
You have an aversion to that type of work.
Expressing our likes and dislikes is a key part of speaking and writing. It is essential for us to be able to use language well and also helps us with rephrasing. Here are some posts for you to apply this to exam situations.